Skinny Saturday Queen

I didn't do a lot of art for challenges this week. I had a rare visit from my sister who lives out of state. We had a really nice time together. She is the dulcimer making, dulcimer playing sister, not the paper crafts sister.

I am entering a new challenge today Skinny Saturday. A skinny is a piece of art measuring 3" x 5". The theme this week is Oh, to be Queen. My substrate is an advertising postcard I received in the mail, which I cut to size, covered with gesso, and sprayed with some wonderful Moon Shadow mists from Lindy's Stamp Gang. I used Buccaneer Bay Blue and Phantom Fuchsia. Stamps I used were my hand-cut crown, stamps from All Night Media and Hearts in Touch. Some were embossed with gold tinsel and clear stamp ink. The queen is stamped with Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distress ink.

Saturday's Workout Crumpled Foil

Today's challenge in SaWo was to use a glossy paper, moisten it, paint it with acrylics or watercolors, and cover it with a crumpled piece of foil and let dry. The acrylics paints I used were turquoise and gold. I recently used this method in my Tower entry except I used plastic film wrap instead of aluminum foil. In fact the backgrounds behind "dream" and the dragonfly are scraps from the Tower entry background. I do a lot better with plastic wrap than I do with the foil.

Theme Thursday - Man

Once upon a time, long, long ago, children could go to movies by themselves and enjoy the Saturday matinees for about a nickel each. My sister's favorite cowboy was Gene Autrey. Mine was Roy Rogers, whose loyal steed was Trigger. When I saw this picture of Roy and that today's challenge was an ATC using a man's image, I knew I had to use it. Other entries on this theme can be seen at Theme Thursday.

My background is an advertising postcard which I dabbed with gesso. When that dried I sprayed Moon Mists of several colors and then added the collage.

Created by Hand - Wings

Our Tuesday challenge today was to create a piece of art ( ATC, 4x4, skinny, etc.) using wings. I thought of two winged stamps I have: the angel and the dragonfly. I decided to go with the dragonfly and used a background I just made with photo paper and alcohol inks. The dragonfly is stamped in silver. The gold reeds are strands of cord. I added a strip of another background I had done to conceal the ends of the cord and to act as an image of water. Take a peek at Created by Hand and see some awesome art.

SaWo Stitches

Saturday's Workout this week was a challenge, for sure! Since I don't sew much, I had to be more creative in my methods. I had bought a hand held sewing gadget at a yard sale two weeks ago.  I used it to sew the ribbon to the lamé fabric. The background of this piece is a postcard advertisement, which I put gesso on. Then I sprayed and misted different washes and inks. We called my grandmother "Momee",  but I knew that it would not be clear to anyone that she was my grandmother with that name on my art.

Theme Thursday Woman

Today's challenge is to create an ATC with the theme Woman. I thought this picture of a concert artist was a good image to use. The background is alcohol inks on glossy cardstock. I thought it needed a little more "oomph" in the upper left corner so I applied a little of Colorbox Copper ink. Other entries in this challenge are at Theme Thursday.

TMTA Diptych

Think Monday Think ATCs is to create two ATCs that have some element that continues from one to the other. I used white paper, sprayed it with inks and crumpled it. Then I flattened it and adhered it to cardstock. I hit the tops of the "hills" with rubbing gold and silver. The fish is made of glossy cardstock and alcohol ink with metallics. I overstamped in StazOn using sequin waste as a template. I cut out the fish and pasted it on the blue paper. The overlay is acetate on which the same fish were stamped. The bubbles are Omni-Gel.

Theme Thursday Transportation

Using the theme of Transportation, I found this delightful little fellow in his very own car. I made a collage of images of luggage, maps, mica, and of course, my little guy. Other Theme Thursday fun art works are here.